THE SURFER’S JOURNAL presents
Soundings:
Season 04
With Jamie Brisick
In-depth conversations with the most compelling people in surfing.
Photo by Nick Green
Photo by Nick Green
On his Pipeline love affair, minimalism, finding stillness in the water, the shortboard revolution, yoga, the emergence of professional surfing, shaping, and his relationship to fame.
Ep. 1
Gerry Lopez
On his Pipeline love affair, minimalism, finding stillness in the water, the shortboard revolution and his 8’0″ Coral Cruiser, yoga, the emergence of professional surfing, shaping, and his relationship to fame.
Ep. 2
Lisa Andersen
On winning four consecutive world titles, motherhood, paying homage to one’s elders, fandom, the beauty of traditional lines, Tom Curren, trying to fit in, and how one piece of clothing altered the course of her life.
Photo by Grant Ellis
Photo by Grant Ellis
Ep. 2
LISA ANDERSEN
On winning four consecutive world titles, motherhood, paying homage to one’s elders, fandom, the beauty of traditional lines, Tom Curren, trying to fit in, and how one piece of clothing altered the course of her life.
Photo by Grant Ellis
Photo by Grant Ellis
Ep. 3
SELEMA MASEKELA
On the democratization of what it means to be a surfer, combating “surf-bro” purism through sports commentating, his “righteous heist” through South Africa with his father, working with ESPN, music, racism, identity and self-discovery, and surfing’s future.
Photo by Grant Ellis
Photo by Grant Ellis
Ep. 3
Selema Masekela
On the democratization of what it means to be a surfer, combating “surf-bro” purism through sports commentating, his “righteous heist” through South Africa with his father, working with ESPN, music, racism, identity and self-discovery, and surfing’s colorful future.
Photo by Grant Ellis
Photo by Grant Ellis
Ep. 3
Selema Masakela
On the democratization of what it means to be a surfer, combating “surf-bro” purism through sports commentating, his “righteous heist” through South Africa with his father, working with ESPN, music, racism, identity and self-discovery, and surfing’s colorful future.
Photo courtesy by Grant Ellis
Ep. 4
Ashley Bickerton
On his career as an artist, Bali, resisting the Gauguin fantasy, despoiled paradise, Sol Lewitt, his manifesto, igniting the intangible, the problem of language, creativity, misanthropy, his ALS diagnosis, and finding beauty in the everyday.
Photo by Jason Childs
Photo by Jason Childs
Ep. 4
Ashley Bickerton
On his career as an artist, Bali, resisting the Gauguin fantasy, despoiled paradise, Sol Lewitt, his manifesto, igniting the intangible, the problem of language, creativity, misanthropy, his ALS diagnosis, and finding beauty in the everyday.
Photo by Tony Harrington
Photo by Jason Childs
On his career as an artist, Bali, resisting the Gauguin fantasy, despoiled paradise, Sol Lewitt, his manifesto, igniting the intangible, the problem of language, creativity, misanthropy, his ALS diagnosis, and finding beauty in the everyday.
Ep. 4
Ashley Bickerton
On his career as an artist, Bali, resisting the Gauguin fantasy, despoiled paradise, Sol Lewitt, his manifesto, igniting the intangible, the problem of language, creativity, misanthropy, his ALS diagnosis, and finding beauty in the everyday.
Photo by Jason Childs
Photo by Jason Childs
Ep. 5
CHRIS MALLOY
On lessons learned from his heroes, filmmaking, name calling, assimilating to the North Shore, the Momentum Generation, surfing in Chile with Miki Dora, imposter syndrome, and searching for waves in Antarctica.
Photo by Scott Soens
Photo by Scott Soens
Ep. 6
TAKUJI MASUDA
On nose-riding at Pipeline, mentors, curation and Super X Media, the particular life-experience of a surfer in Los Angeles, Bunker Spreckels, and facilitating connections between tradition and youth culture in Japan.
Photo by Jeremiah Klein
Photo by Jeremiah Klein
Ep. 7
MICHAEL SCOTT MOORE
On being held hostage by Somali pirates, the power of optimism, day-to-day in captivity, his first phone call, the formation of social groups, sanity and remembrance, anger, and forgiveness.
Photo by Chris Pizello
Photo by AP Photo/Chris Pizzello
Ep. 8
JOCK SUTHERLAND
On riding switch foot, dropping acid and the recipe for a perfect trip, Waimea mechanics, clean living, the virtue of humility, and enlisting in the Army at the height of his competitive career.
Photo by Tom Servais
Photo by Tom Servais
On filmmaking, skating, persisting through failure, his Dana Point upbringing, establishing transparency as an artist, what draws him to his subjects, music, anti-consumerism and self-expression, and finding freedom in detachment.
Ep. 9
Thomas Campbell
On filmmaking, skating, persisting through failure, his Dana Point upbringing, establishing transparency as an artist, what draws him to his subjects, music, anti-consumerism and self-expression, and finding freedom in detachment.
Photo by Scott Soens
Ep. 10
BRAD GERLACH
On wanting to be somebody, lessons learned from his father, pouring himself into his pursuits, his be-the-best mentality, the power of visualization, and Wave Ki and his fitness philosophy.
Photo by Tom Servais
Photo by Tom Servais
Ep. 11
KEALA KENNELLY
On the wave that made her, fighting for female representation, the Irons brothers, the dichotomy between freedom and conservatism in surfing, marketability and the surf industry’s failures, and her acting and DJ careers.
Photo by Tom Servais
Photo by Tom Servais
Ep. 12
JOHN JOHN FLORENCE
On measuring success, photography, the importance of letting go, confidence, approaching challenges with a positive mindset, the balance between performance and playfulness, staying true to one’s self, and his mother’s influence.
Photo by Arto Saari
Photo by Arto Saari
